Spent this week at #AMS2023. There were a lot of great people there and great things learned. Hopefully I will build up new connections going forward that will allow me to thrive!
2022 was a year that started rough for me but built up for the better as it moved on. Started to really build up my confidence level with my work and do more things. Finally got out more, and stayed healthy too. Now on to 2023...a big goal awaits...
If all goes as planned, I will have my Ph.D. this spring or summer, and the title of Dr. Craig Ceecee. What lies beyond that remains to be seen but I'm working on things.
@ShikhaJainMD It's so sad that the pandemic has brought up complete misinformation and vaccines of all types are villainized by many people because of people like *Dr.* Malone and *Dr.* Gold.
@sonyah Awwww I appreciate it so much!
@sonyah Thank you for those kind words!
@bschillace It's disgusting to say the least. (I expect they'll exempt Truth Social though...at least Elon will...)
@itsafronomics It is certainly illegal in many states, including in California. The firings required advance notice and the banning of journalists can probably be seen as a 1st Amendment violation in court as well.
I wonder - will Mastodon ever give me the reach to successfully share information in real time that can potentially save lives? At least I'm starting to form partnerships with local television stations now (5 so far).
@prosaaquino Who has enough money (even a corporation with ethics) to buy the site from Crazy Musk?
@Rubyslippahs Yeah one issue is that I need as broad of an audience as possible. Without Twitter, my best source would be connections with local TV stations and there aren't enough of them right now at that high level for me to reach.
@Rubyslippahs True, but beyond our community for the general public, it is a challenge.
@Rubyslippahs Yeah, unfortunately the reach is lacking here.
@sarahburris It's been a disaster of epic proportions!
@Rubyslippahs Yes! I'm not too active here now but know things are getting insane over on Twitter thanks to the crybaby in charge...
Who is rich enough to buy Twitter? Not necessarily an individual man or woman, but a company with ethics.
@beebrookshire
Congrats Bethany!!! :)
After an incredibly busy day yesterday, I realized the value of the work I have done. It has been picked up by television stations and other outlets as well, both for reporting and for usage to help their own viewers.
Hopefully some people actually used the shelters based on my mapping products and hopefully it actually saved lives.
@Saraheboon I have the same thing happen to me!
@Stargazer Might be worth investigating. That looks like a weak earthquake.
I find that Mastodon can be a useful place to quietly communicate with people with shared interests. It avoids the fighting that can exist on Twitter (especially in the Musk era). The downside is that it lacks the reach and can sometimes be an echo chamber. However, what happened to constructive criticism? Instead people just get so mad and call people traitors and evil and the like now...
